Smučarski skoki - bitka talentov v učeči se organizaciji

The concepts of learning organization and organizational learning have made a significant contribution to the development of some major global companies such as Nokia, Oracle, Microsoft and others. This article explores whether the learning organization concept has proved successful in sports, specifically in ski jumping. The study was conducted among ski jumpers who compete in the World Cup. The questionnaire was distributed to 130 ski jumpers, and 54 correctly completed questionnaires were returned. The study has indicated that ski jumping is a sport of distinct individualists. Individual talent is an extremely important factor for success in this sport. We can say with absolute certainty that all surveyed ski jumpers are able to take 16th to 50th place in a World Cup race. The differences between competitors are very minor, even in the biggest races. Therefore, when it comes to success, every single detail matters. We have identified a weak correlation between the best sporting achievement and collaboration in the testing of new equipment. In the past, some of the best results were achieved on the basis of experimentation, but contemporary coaches do not dare to over-experiment with the technique. Too frequent progress measurements place a burden on competitors. There is a positive correlation between the frequency of individual analysis and the success of a competitor, while the best achievement and variables from “team work” group are negatively correlated. The relationships within a team are obviously very complex.Koncept učeče se organizacije in organizacijskega učenja so najpomembneje prispevali k razvoju nekaterih velikih svetovnih podjetij: Nokia, Oracle, Microsoft in mnogih drugih. Avtorji članka raziskujejo, ali se koncept učeče se organizacije izkaže za uspešnega tudi v športu, konkretno v smučarskih skokih. Opravljeno je bilo anketiranje med smučarskimi skakalci, ki nastopajo v svetovnem pokalu. Anketni vprašalnik je bil poslan 130 skakalcem, vrnjenih je bilo 54 pravilno rešenih vprašalnikov. Raziskava je pokazala, da so smučarski skoki šport izrazitih individualistov. Za uspeh je izjemno pomemben talent posameznika v tem športu. Z veliko gotovostjo lahko trdimo, da so vsi anketirani skakalci sposobni uvrstitve na mesta med 16 do 50 na tekmi svetovnega pokala. Razlike med tekmovalci, tudi na največjih tekmah, so zelo majhne. Zato je za uspeh pomembnaprav vsaka malenkost. Prepoznali smo šibko korelacijo med najboljšim tekmovalnim dosežkom in sodelovanjem pri testiranju nove opreme. Nekateri najboljši rezultati so bili v preteklosti doseženi na podlagi eksperimentiranja, sodobni trenerji pa ne upajo preveč eksperimentirati s tehniko. Prepogosta merjenja napredka tekmovalce obremenjujejo. V raziskavi se je zelo pokazal pomen individualnosti posameznika. Med pogostostjo individualne analize in tekmovalnim uspehom obstaja tekmovalca korelacija (r=0,256, p=0,05). Ugotovljena je bila negativna korelacija med spremenljivko »najboljši tekmovalni dosežek« in spremenljivkami iz skupine »teamsko delo«. Odnosi v ekipah so očitno zelo zapleteni

Learning organization among ski jumping coaches

Zaradi vse hitrejšega tehnološkega in informacijskega napredka v svetu, se okolje ves čas spreminja. Da pa bi se posameznik kot tudi organizacije čim hitreje prilagodile tem spremembam ter izrabile nove možnosti, ki so jim ponujene morajo svoje znanje, veščine ter spretnosti ves čas izpopolnjevati in nadgrajevati. Nenehno učenje je torej dandanes ključnega pomena. Eden izmed najsodobnejših managerskih pristopov nenehnega učenja in managementa znanja pa je prav koncept učeče se organizacije, ki je tudi glavna tema te magistrske naloge. Magistrska naloga obsega teoretični in empirični del. V teoretičnem je opisano razumevanje in opredelitev učeče se organizacije, organizacijsko učenje ter opisana učeča se organizacija v športu. Opisane pa so tudi sposobnosti in lastnosti (uspešnega) trenerja ter njegovo delovanje. V empiričnem delu pa so predstavljeni rezultati raziskave, v kateri nas je zanimal vpliv uporabe elementov učeče se organizacije, ob nenehnem izpopolnjevanju znanja trenerja smučarjev skakalcev, na najboljši doseženi rezultatom njegovega najuspešnejšega varovanca ter pri katerem elementu učeče se organizacije je vpliv na najboljši doseženi rezultat največji. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da uporaba učeče se organizacije ob nenehnem izpopolnjevanju znanja trenerja smučarjev skakalcev lahko napove rezultat najuspešnejšega tekmovalca. Z enajstimi napovednimi spremenljivkami (komuniciranje, učenje na preteklih izkušnjah, eksperimentiranje, sistematično reševanje problemov in sistemsko razmišljanje, učenje od drugih, skupna vizija, mentalni modeli, timsko učenje, osebno znanje, prenos znanja in merjenje napredka) in eno dihotomno spremenljivko (trenerjevo nenehno izpopolnjevanje znanja) pojasnimo kar 50 % variabilnosti najboljšega rezultata najuspešnejšega tekmovalca, ki ga je posamezni trener (v zadnjih dveh sezonah - sezoni 2013/14 in 2014/15) treniral. Med vsemi enajstimi sklopi učeče se organizacije in nenehnega izpopolnjevanja znanja trenerja pa vpliv na najboljši rezultat najuspešnejšega tekmovalca, ki ga je trener treniral kaže kar šest spremenljivk. Negativno na najboljši rezultat vpliva: eksperimentiranje, učenje od drugih ter merjenje napredka. Pozitivno pa: prenos znanja, skupna vizija ter nenehno izpopolnjevanja znanja trenerja. Omenimo še, da je za koncept učeče se organizacije slišalo že skoraj polovica vprašanih trenerjev smučarjev skakalcev.Due to rapid progress in technology and information, the environment is changing all the time. Individual as well as the organizations must upgrade and improve their knowledge, skills and routines in order to exploit this new opportunities. Continuous learning is crucial in these times. One of the most modern managerial approaches of continuous learning is the concept of learning organization which is the main subject of this Master\u27s thesis. This thesis consist of theoretical and empirical work. The theoretical part describes the definition of learning organization, organizational learning and its part in sports. It also explains the skills and characteristics of a successful coach and describes his way of work. The empirical part on the other hand presents the results of my research in which we were interested in whether there is a link between the success of a coach and the elements of learning organization and also which element of learning organization affects his best result the strongest. The results has shown us that the use of learning organization could link to the result of his best athlete. With the use of eleven prognostic variables (communications, learning from past experience, experimentation, solving its problem systematically, learning from others, shared vision, mental models, team learning, personal knowledge, knowledge transfer and measurement of progress) and one dichotomous variable (constant improvement of coaches knowledge) we explained 50% of the variability of the best result of coaches best athlete. Among all eleven sections of the learning organization and constant improvement in coaches knowledge we find that the best athlete result is influenced by six variables. Negative impact on it has: experimentation, learning from others and measuring progress. On the other side the positive impact present: the transfer of knowledge, a shared vision and continuous updating of coaches knowledge. For the end, let us just mention that almost half of the coaches has already heard for the concept of learning organization

LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN THE SPORTS TEAM

Vedno vecji pritiski okolja zahtevajo hitre in ucinkovite odzive. Za to potrebujemo vedno nova znanja in vešcine. Eden od pristopov za soocanje z nenehnimi spremembami okolja je tudi koncept ucece se organizacije, ki je temeljna tema tega diplomskega dela. Diplomsko delo obsega teoreticni in empiricni del. V teoreticnem delu je opisana opredelitev in razumevanje ucece se organizacije, katere so njene znacilnosti, opisani razlogi cemu uceca se organizacija, primerjava starih in novih paradigem ucece se organizacije, opisano organizacijsko ucenje ter bolj obširno predstavljena Richardsonov ter Sengejev model organizacijskega ucenja. V empiricnem delu pa so predstavljeni rezultati raziskave, v kateri nas je zanimalo, ali uceca se organizacija vpliva na najboljši rezultat smucarja skakalca in kateri so tisti elementi ucece se organizacije, ki najbolj vplivajo na najboljši rezultat. Rezultati raziskave, v kateri je bilo vkljucenih 54 smucarjev skakalcev, ki so prihajali iz 7 razlicnih držav (Slovenije, Avstrije, Nemcije, Norveške, Finske, Poljske, Ceške) so pokazali, da uceca se organizacija v 21,7% vpliva na najboljši rezultat smucarja skakalca. Zadovoljivo je dejstvo, da pa so v 31,5% že slišali za koncept ucece se organizacije. Analiza rezultatov raziskave pa je pokazala tudi, da izmed desetih sklopov elementov ucece se organizacije, ki smo jih analizirali v anketi (timsko ucenje, ucenje na preteklih izkušnjah, merjenje napredka, ucenje od drugih, sistematicno reševanje problemov in sistemsko razmišljanje, skupna vizija, prenos znanja, eksperimentiranje, mentalni modeli, osebno znanje) na najboljši rezultat vplivajo le trije. Pozitivno na najboljši rezultat vpliva element ucenje od drugih, torej vec kot se smucarski skakalec uci od drugih boljši rezultat naj bi dosegel. Negativno na najboljši rezultat pa naj bi vplivalo preveliko merjenje napredka ter rezultatsko najbolj (negativno) vplivno timsko ucenje, katerega sam rezultat lahko pojasnim s tem, da so smucarski skoki vendarle individualni šport, v katerem je najboljši dosežen rezultat skakalca odvisen predvsem od njega samega.Increasing environmental pressures require rapid and effective responses. For this we need new knowledge and skills. An approach that copes with constant changes in the environment is the concept of a learning organization, which is the subject of this thesis. The thesis consists of the theoretical and empirical work. The theoretical part describes the definition and understanding of the learning organization. It describes what characteristics does it have, the reasons why learning organization exist, comparison of old and new paradigms of learning organization, and organizational learning. It also describes more extensively the Richardson Senge model of organizational learning. In the empirical part, it presents the results of research in which we were interested in learning organization and its effect on the best ski jumpers. It also presents the elements of a learning organization and witch of them has the greater effect on an athletes results. The survey results in which were included 54 ski jumpers from 7 different countries (Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic) shows that learning organization in 21.7% effects on ski jumper’s best results. What brings a lot of satisfaction is that 31.5% of athletes have already heard of the concept of a learning organization. Analysis of the results of the survey also shows that of the ten sets of elements of a learning organization (team learning, learning from past experience, measure progress, learning from others, systematic problem solving and systems thinking, shared vision download knowledge, experimentation, mental models, personal knowledge) only three of them have effect on the results. Positive impact on the results has ‘learning from others’, which describes that the more the ski jumpers learns from others, the better he will be. Negative effect on the best result would have too much ‘measuring progress’ and ‘team learning’. This negative effect can be explained with awareness that ski jumping is an individual sport in which every man stands by himself

Smučarski skoki - bitka talentov v učeči se organizaciji

The concepts of learning organization and organizational learning have made a significant contribution to the development of some major global companies such as Nokia, Oracle, Microsoft and others. This article explores whether the learning organization concept has proved successful in sports, specifically in ski jumping. The study was conducted among ski jumpers who compete in the World Cup. The questionnaire was distributed to 130 ski jumpers, and 54 correctly completed questionnaires were returned. The study has indicated that ski jumping is a sport of distinct individualists. Individual talent is an extremely important factor for success in this sport. We can say with absolute certainty that all surveyed ski jumpers are able to take 16th to 50th place in a World Cup race. The differences between competitors are very minor, even in the biggest races. Therefore, when it comes to success, every single detail matters. We have identified a weak correlation between the best sporting achievement and collaboration in the testing of new equipment. In the past, some of the best results were achieved on the basis of experimentation, but contemporary coaches do not dare to over-experiment with the technique. Too frequent progress measurements place a burden on competitors. There is a positive correlation between the frequency of individual analysis and the success of a competitor, while the best achievement and variables from “team work” group are negatively correlated. The relationships within a team are obviously very complex.Koncept učeče se organizacije in organizacijskega učenja so najpomembneje prispevali k razvoju nekaterih velikih svetovnih podjetij: Nokia, Oracle, Microsoft in mnogih drugih. Avtorji članka raziskujejo, ali se koncept učeče se organizacije izkaže za uspešnega tudi v športu, konkretno v smučarskih skokih. Opravljeno je bilo anketiranje med smučarskimi skakalci, ki nastopajo v svetovnem pokalu. Anketni vprašalnik je bil poslan 130 skakalcem, vrnjenih je bilo 54 pravilno rešenih vprašalnikov. Raziskava je pokazala, da so smučarski skoki šport izrazitih individualistov. Za uspeh je izjemno pomemben talent posameznika v tem športu. Z veliko gotovostjo lahko trdimo, da so vsi anketirani skakalci sposobni uvrstitve na mesta med 16 do 50 na tekmi svetovnega pokala. Razlike med tekmovalci, tudi na največjih tekmah, so zelo majhne. Zato je za uspeh pomembnaprav vsaka malenkost. Prepoznali smo šibko korelacijo med najboljšim tekmovalnim dosežkom in sodelovanjem pri testiranju nove opreme. Nekateri najboljši rezultati so bili v preteklosti doseženi na podlagi eksperimentiranja, sodobni trenerji pa ne upajo preveč eksperimentirati s tehniko. Prepogosta merjenja napredka tekmovalce obremenjujejo. V raziskavi se je zelo pokazal pomen individualnosti posameznika. Med pogostostjo individualne analize in tekmovalnim uspehom obstaja tekmovalca korelacija (r=0,256, p=0,05). Ugotovljena je bila negativna korelacija med spremenljivko »najboljši tekmovalni dosežek« in spremenljivkami iz skupine »teamsko delo«. Odnosi v ekipah so očitno zelo zapleteni